RolexDaytona

KEY FACTS

• A Rolex Daytona in platinum from 2019
• Offered by a UK-based private collector who purchased the watch new
• Presented with its display box, outer sleeve, guarantee card, booklets, and swing tags
• Covered by Rolex’s five-year warranty until 2024
• Protective stickers fitted to the watch’s bracelet and clasp
• Graded ‘AA’ and reported to be in unworn condition by the vendor

FUNCTIONS

• ​Hours, minutes, small seconds, and 12-hour chronograph
• Chronometer-certified 4130 calibre movement
• Automatic winding with a 72-hour power reserve

This watch is being managed by Watch Collecting for the duration of the auction and is being held in a secure third-party facility. Watch Collecting will release the watch to the successful bidder after the vendor confirms they have received payment.

SUMMARY

Launched in 2013 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cosmograph, the ref. 116506 is the first series-production Daytona to be offered in platinum. All previous platinum examples were special creations in vanishingly small numbers. Despite its heft, the watch is both ergonomic and supremely wearable thanks to its case, which measures 40mm in diameter and is a cuff-friendly 12.2mm thick. The dial is finished in ice blue, a colour Rolex reserves exclusively for its platinum watches. Its sunburst finish captures the light in interesting ways and complements the lacquered chestnut brown sub-registers and Cerachrom bezel. This lot represents an opportunity to acquire this sought-after watch after it was replaced with an updated reference earlier this month.

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